Delbert Arthur Wells, age 91, of Carson, ND went home to his Lord on Sunday, February 11, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.


Funeral Services will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, February 15, 2017 at St. John's Paradise Evangelical Lutheran Church south of Carson, ND. Pastor Sam Biebert will officiate with burial at Paradise Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 1pm until the time of the family service at 5pm at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin, ND.

DELBERT ARTHUR WELLS was born on November 27, 1926 to Carrol and Dorothea (Hostetler) Wells. He was the second born son, following his older brother Erwin, and was later joined by siblings Gene, Mavis and Joyce. Delbert went to country school just north of the Cannonball River in Janesburg Township and graduated high school in Leith, ND.

Delbert and Arlene met while they were both attending school. After Delbert graduated, he joined the US Army and was deployed to Hawaii on December 7, 1944. He was discharged from the military as a Technical Sergeant and returned home in July of 1946. Arlene and Delbert wrote letters to each other while Delbert was in the service, and stated dating upon his return home. On December 26, 1948 they were married in a double wedding ceremony with their friends Billy and Violet Fuchs. The couples celebrated their anniversaries together until Billy's passing, which was beyond their 50th Anniversary.

In 1949 Delbert and Arlene moved to their current home which had belonged to Delbert's Uncle Gerald Hostetler. They renamed their home the "Pit Creek Ranch." The couple welcomed four children into this world. Gary was born in December 1949 and died in a horse accident in 1960, Owen was born in August 1952 and married Melanie Hauge, Janice was born in July 1956 and married Lyle Steinmetz, and Casey was born in October 1963 and married Bonnie Leintz.

Delbert is survived by his wife of 69 years, Arlene; children Owen (Melanie) Wells, Janice (Lyle) Steinmetz, Casey (Bonnie) Wells; grandchildren Brandon (Meredith) Wells, Andrew (Krissy) Wells, Crystal (Troy) Tieszen, Shane Wells, Austin (Monica) Steinmetz, Stefanie (Jerry) Honeyman, Heather (Tyler) Kouba, Kyle (Alicia) Wells, Sara (Zach) Siedler; great-grandchildren, Christina, Mason (Summer), Madison, Nicholas, Thomas, Brayden, Kain, Taylon, Tanner, Brynlee, McKenna, Peyton, Gabe, TheaJay and baby Seidler; great-great grandchildren Jackson, Scarlet, Weston; brother Gene (Carolyn) Wells, sisters, Mavis McGlothlin, Joyce Forrey, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Gary, mother and father-in-law George and Alice Brinkman, brother Erwin Wells, and son-in-law Lyle.